The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26
CHAPTER XIII.

An act to authorize municipal corporations
to contract for a supply of water for
public uses.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That it shall be lawful for any city, town
or borough council or common council, or
other governing body of any municipal
corporation in this state not owning or
controlling any water works to enter into
and make contract or contracts with
any adjacent or adjoining municipal corpo-
ration, owning or controlling any water
works, for year or tern of years, for the
obtaining and t1rnishine supply of wa
ter to be used ty aud within such munich
Eal corporation ior fbe purpose of extin-
gushing fires and for such other public
uses and purposes as may be found neces-
sary or convenient; and that such munich
pal corporation to be supplied with water
as aforesaid may issue bonds to pay for the
expenses of laying mains and pipes, erect
Jog fire MIGRANTS and all other expenses in
cidental to the introduction and use of wa
Ter in said municipal corporation in such
sum or sums as the governing body thereof
shall find necessary; provided, however,
t1at the entire issue of bonds for water
purposes stall not exceed the sum of one
thirtieth of the total assessed value of the
real estate in such municipal corporation
as such rate shall appear by the last regu-
lar assessment proceeding the issue of
such bonds, said bonds to bear interest
not exceeding the legal rate and be made
payable at such period of time as the gov
erning body of such municipal corpora
ton may determine, not exceeding thirty
years from the date thereof, which bonds
may be sold for the best price that can be
obtained therefor, bat in no case at less
than the par value of the same, and that
said bonds shall be issued under the COR
porats seal of such municipal corporation
and be signed by the mayor or other head
officer and the treasurer or collector or
other officer having the custody of the
funds of such municipal corporation,
which bonds when SO issued shall be
lien upon the real and personal estate
within the limits of such municipal corpo-
ration; and the principal and interest of
said bonds shall be raised by tax, at the
same time and in the same manner and on
the same property as other taxes are
raised within such municipal corporation.
2. And be it enacted, That such NUM-
cipal corporation may supply the water to
he inhabitants thereof, upon such terms,
and at such rates. and under such rules
and regulations as the governing body of
the same may determine, and that the
money received from the sale of water as
aforesaid shall be known as water rents,
and after deducting therefrom the sum
due under the contract by which the water
is supplied TO the said municipal corpora
ton, and the sums necessary to defray
the expenses of repairs and maintenance
of such mains, pipes and fire hydrants, and
for the extension of mains and pipes, and
the erection of additional and necessary
FIRE MIGRANTS. and all other necessary ex-
penses incidental to the introduction and
use of the water as aforesaid, the balance
or remainder of such water rents, if there
be any, shall be applied to the pay
ment or other legitimate municipal expen-
SEES.
8. And be it enacted, That it shall be
lawful for any municipal corporation of
this State owning or controlling any water
works, to enter into and make contract
or contracts with any adjacent or adjoin-
ing municipal corporation of this State,
not owning or controlling any water works,
for the supply ind distribution of water as
in this act mentioned.
4. And be it enacted, That the provis-
ions of this act shall remain imperative in
any city, town, borough or other NUM-
cipality, until assented TO by majority of
the legal votes cast for CT against such
measure, at any regular charter or general
election to be hereafter held in such city,
town, borough or other municipality Ct
which election the clerk of such town bor-
ough or other municipality shall
cause public notice of the time and place
of holding the same, to bs given by adj
vertiscments, signed by himself, and set
up in at least five pablo places in such
city, town, borough or Other municipality,
and published in one or mcrs newspapers,
printed therein for at least six days pre-
vieus to the day of such election, and the
ballots provided at such election for the
said purpose shall contain either the words
''For water bili' or against water bill
and if a majority of the votes cast for or
against sucn measure shall be liz favor,
then this act shall SO into effect, mmedi-
ately
5. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts ofacts inconsistent herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Approved March 16 1887